Best at Dusk - Organic Coastal Wedding Ideas

There are beautiful pieces of art out there and there are those that you can tell came straight from the heart. Today we're beyond thrilled to feature this gorgeous editorial, styled by Wedding Sparrow's own Sara, captured by one of our favorite film photographers, Taylor & Porter. The location is unbelievable, the florals by The Garden Gate Flower Company are breathtaking and the looks with gowns by Rue De Seine and Cherry Williams London and headpiece by Liberty In Love are simply lovely... and what makes this even more special is how meaningful it is to Taylor & Porter. Anything that LA Happy touches is magic and we LOVE the idea of a special poem handwritten on wedding photos...

“Solid in my foundations,

my strongest lean - post 

silhouetted against the periphery of my horizon,

Your shape stepped against the skies

re-shaped my landscape.

You are always, in all ways, the sea-breeze I need.

We are magpies searching for glinting things

we are best at dusk when the sun is a heavy light.

We weather storms breaking and we spend time tracing

outlines of strange cloud formations.

We are magpies sorrow - joy, girl - boy, silver - gold

and secrets, such secrets that sugar - dust our inky sky

then reflected, in rock pools."

-Sea Breeze by Liberty Smith

 

From Taylor & Porter: "For this inspirational shoot I started with the beautiful lines of a poem by Liberty Smith. I wanted to convey the poem’s equal parts of strength and softness through the choice of location and use of delicate materials and elements. I saw the lines of the poem literally being part of the images and Calligrapher Sally Balt of LA Happy realised this dream by meticulously inking the words directly onto the prints which were later rescanned by Richard Photo Lab. The poem and location are both so treasured in my heart. I first heard this poem at the wedding I met my fiancé and second shooter Teo at and the location is where he proposed to me four years later. To us this is the most special shoot we’ve ever done and I aimed to convey some of the power of the place and the emotion we feel when we go there.”  Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photograhy Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter Photography Taylor & Porter is a Wedding Sparrow approved vendor and proudly part of the Fine Art Curation. You can see more of their beautiful work here. The Garden Gate Flower Company is a Wedding Sparrow approved vendor and proudly part of the Fine Art Curation. You can see more of their beautiful work here. 

Vendor Details

Photography: Taylor & Porter | Film lab: Richard Photo Lab | Styling: Wedding Sparrow | Florals: The Garden Gate Flower Company | Headpiece: 'Golden Ivy on Alice by Stephanie Browne' via Liberty in Love | Ribbons, table runner and napkins: Silk & Willow | Other ribbons: Lancaster & Cornish | Table styling elements: Willow & Stone | Calligraphy: LA Happy | Blue gown: Cherry Williams London | White gown: Rue De Seine via The White Gallery  | Makeup Artist: Tamsyn Siddiqui | Hair stylist: NV Hairdressing | Antique jewelry: Little Jems | Models via: Gingersnap | Poem: Liberty Smith titled "Sea Breeze"